Chapter 944 - 299: The Second Purple Mansion (Part 3)

When all was said and done, Shen Chongming emerged from his seclusion.

He slowly stood up, slightly bowed toward Shen Wen’an and Shen Li: "Many thanks to Third Uncle and Sister Li’er for your timely assistance."

The two nodded. Shen Wenxing sensed that the fluctuations of spiritual power in him had fallen to the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm, and asked worriedly: "Is your body all right?"

Shen Chongming shook his head slightly: "The strange thing took away most of my cultivation essence, and although I was lucky to break through to the Purple Mansion this time, my strength has not increased much."

"It seems a period of intense cultivation is needed to replenish the lost cultivation."

"But there is a blessing in disguise here; I have successfully resolved my hidden danger, and my cultivation will be smooth in the future."

Being able to strip away the Immortal Golden Nature, losing some cultivation was worthwhile.

When Shen Wenxing nodded, he suddenly remembered Luo Tianxing’s advice before he left and immediately took out a jade box from his storage bag.

Feeling the faint thunder aura emanating from the jade box, Shen Chongming asked with some confusion: "What is this...?"

"Elder Luo brought it out from the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm, saying it was a gift from a Thunderous Creature."

"The elder advised you to visit the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm after your seclusion; the Thunderous Creature is waiting for you."

Shen Chongming took the jade box, and an image of the Thunderous Creature with wings and fiery eyes and fang appeared in his mind.

"It’s time to go; I promised it back then."

In his youth, he and his wife Chen Youran went to the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm, where they were aided by the Thunderous Creature and comprehended a preliminary thunder technique in the cave at the summit.

Later, when they entered the secret realm again, he comprehended the complete "Shenxiao Jade Mansion Five Thunder True Technique Secret Record" and made an agreement with the Thunderous Creature that one day, when he cultivated the Jade True Thunder Mansion, he would return to the secret realm to take it away.

Now that the Jade True Thunder Mansion is complete, it is time to fulfill the promise.

After pondering for a while, Shen Chongming gently opened the jade box.

Instantly, a quail egg-sized dark bead floated out from the jade box!

The surface and interior of the dark bead were flickering with black thunder, and between the flashes of thunder, terrifying auras seemed to tear the surrounding space!

On the surface of the Thunder Pearl, black Chaos Thunder and fine space cracks danced together, shocking everyone present!

"What is this thing!?"

"I can feel if this thing explodes, the terrifying power contained within it could easily wipe out Yunshui City."

Xu Zhan stared in astonishment at the dark Thunder Pearl in front of him.

Shen Wen’an and Shen Wenxing also looked solemn.

Such a seemingly ordinary little bead contained a heart-palpitating energy.

Shen Chongming gazed at the Thunder Pearl in front of him, and after a moment of contemplation, a wild idea floated to mind.

"Father, Third Uncle, please step back a little."

After careful consideration, he still decided to give it a try.

"Don’t do anything foolish!"

Though Shen Wenxing didn’t know what he intended to do, the black bead was too terrifying.

If it exploded here, erasing Yunshui City wouldn’t matter, but if it affected the Five Elements Secret Realm, that would be troublesome.

"Rest assured, Father."

Shen Chongming smiled calmly.

He could feel that the Thunder Pearl was quite stable.

Even if his idea failed, it wouldn’t cause an explosion.

After the four had retreated a great distance, Shen Chongming took a deep breath, adjusted his qi, and grasped the dark Thunder Pearl in his hand.

The Thunder Pearl was very docile and did not cause any harm to him.

Gazing at the Thunder Pearl in his palm, a flash of determination crossed Shen Chongming’s eyes, and he directly threw it into his mouth!

Upon witnessing this, everyone far away was so shocked they forgot to breathe!

Under the tense gaze of the four, after swallowing the Thunder Pearl, Shen Chongming’s complexion changed, and he quickly sat cross-legged on the ground!

Boom!

In the instant he crossed his legs on the ground, an enormous amount of terrifying Thunder Power uncontrollably burst from his body!

Serpentine bolts of electricity tangled and danced wildly like frenzied giant pythons, whipping the surrounding rocks and earth!

The terror of the thunder was beyond what these ordinary rocks and earth could withstand, and soon, numerous massive stones were shattered as dust rose everywhere.

Seeing such fierce thunder so close, the four who had retreated abruptly stepped back dozens of yards, watching Shen Chongming enveloped by thunder from afar.

The rampaging Thunder Serpents danced wildly for about a quarter of an hour before they finally calmed down.

By then, Shen Chongming’s surface was completely wrapped with a layer of liquid formed from pitch-black thunder pulp, creating a massive cocoon!

On the surface of the black cocoon, faint Chaos Thunder flickered, with each black thunder leaving a fine space crack in the void.

The four watched quietly from a distance.

"Brother Chongming has likely obtained a tremendous opportunity this time."

Shen Li softly spoke as she stared at the black cocoon.

"How so?" Xu Zhan inquired, curious.

He could feel that Shen Chongming seemed to be undergoing some transformation, but whether it’s a significant opportunity, he wasn’t sure.

Shen Li gazed upward with a calm smile.

As a witch cultivator familiar with the Heavenly Prayer Skill, she could see what Xu Zhan and the others could not.

The moment the black cocoon formed, she vaguely sensed a magnificent divine aura descending from a distant space-time, enveloping the black cocoon that Shen Chongming had transformed into.

Though the supreme divine aura was quite faint, the majesty it conveyed was exceptionally extraordinary.